Written By Lexx Thornton As an international affairs major and French minor, rising sophomore Zuri Giscombe has a keen interest in studying the modern interactions between France and its former colonies, as well as a broader interest in global post-colonial relations. This April, she had the unique opportunity to see these interactions at the highest
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Coaches and players around the NFL expressed their sadness and condolences on Tuesday after a gunman killed four people at the league’s Manhattan office a day earlier. New York City Mayor Eric Adams said the gunman was attempting to reach the league’s part of the building but took the wrong elevator. An NFL employee was
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The Black College Football Hall of Fame announced on Tuesday a new partnership with the John Madden Foundation, which will include the organization becoming a partner of the Allstate HBCU Legacy Bowl. The John Madden Foundation will “provide vital support for HBCU students, reinforcing both organizations’ shared commitment to education and opportunity,” according to a
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By Alexandra Marquez  Three years before 2028, the outlines of the next presidential race are already growing clearer, with large fields of potential primary candidates in both parties already making early moves. But one big thing is very much unclear for Democrats: which state will vote first when the primaries start. The 2024 election was the first in almost two
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By Nnamdi Egwuonwu and Gary Grumbach A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit on Friday by the Trump administration that sought to block the enforcement of several “sanctuary policies” in Illinois that restrict the ability of local officials to aid federal immigration authorities in detainment operations. In a 64-page decision, U.S. District Judge Lindsay C. Jenkins, a Joe Biden
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Written By Lexx Thornton UNCF announced the release of groundbreaking research today showing students at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) demonstrate significantly stronger mental health outcomes compared to their peers nationally, despite facing greater financial stressors and barriers to mental health services.  The comprehensive report, “Flourishing: Bolstering the Mental Health of Students at HBCUs
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Written By Lexx Thornton Grambling State University has launched a bold initiative to strengthen its national research profile. On July 2, the Louisiana-based HBCU introduced the Grambling Research and Resource Foundation, known as GR2. This new nonprofit aims to accelerate the university’s push toward R2 classification, deepen its research efforts, and create long-term financial stability.Â
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Written By Lexx Thornton In honor of World Brain Day, the Florida A&M University (FAMU) College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Public Health (CoPPS, IPH) is pleased to recognize Distinguished Professor Eun-sook Yu Lee, Ph.D., who recently received her third R01 grant for $3,386,262 from the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS),
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A student at Livingstone College is speaking out after a violent traffic stop in Jacksonville, Florida, left him traumatized—and now, the HBCU community is rallying behind him. William McNeil Jr., a member of Livingstone’s Blue Thunder Marching Band and a biology major, was pulled over by Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office deputies back in February 2025. But what should
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North Carolina Central University has long had a physical archive. The HBCU’s collection spans centuries with texts from the antebellum period, first edition novels written by authors like W.E.B Dubois and Phyllis Wheatley, and various other invaluable Black history narratives. But the HBCU has never had an oral history archive – until English professor Rachelle Gold
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